What should you look for when trying to identify an art deco building? Bright colours, geometric shapes that loom large, open balconies and curved verandahs, distinctive lettering, and lines that ...

Art Deco influenced fashion, industrial design, movie theaters, trains, cruise ships, automobiles, jewelry and even had its own lettering style. From all accounts, the Art Deco style we see on the ...

Mumbai is home to one of the world's largest collection of Art Deco buildings, but many are unprotected.

NACHES, Wash. — For more than six decades, the futuristic gas station illuminated by neon in three colors greeted residents and visitors to this gateway to the Cascades. Opened in May 1935 at the ...

From Kolkata to Chennai, there’s a growing movement across India to document, preserve and celebrate the fading legacy of Art Deco architecture The majestic Empress Court is one of 18 art deco ...

Our Art Deco Centenary series will delve into the style throughout March but to help start us off, this five-minute guide covers all the basics. Art deco refers to a design style that was particularly ...

This writer recalls the distinct impact of seeing the grey stone friezes of the New India Assurance Building in Fort for the first time. Imposing, sombre, and yet captivating. Smiti Kanodia, founder ...

MUMBAI: Residents of Mumbai’s newest world heritage site are “elated”, “delighted” and “excited” about their precinct bagging the UNESCO tag. Some sent Whatsapp pictures of their Art Deco grilles and ...